Swoon is an English word with synonyms like faint or syncope. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Swoon meaning
- A faint.
- An infatuation.
Using Swoon
- The main meaning on this page is: A faint. | An infatuation.
- Useful related words include: faint, pass out, syncope, deliquium.
- In the example corpus, swoon often appears in combinations such as: swoon over, swoon in, swoon of.
Context around Swoon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Swoon
- In this selection, "swoon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, heartbreaking, near, rangers, worthy and boutique stand out and add context to how "swoon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alleyway near swoon boutique and also a swoon worthy piano. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "swoon" sits close to words such as abbasid, abdicate and adapters, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with swoon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Tesco shoppers swoon over brand new neutrals homeware range starting from £3. (12 words)
He won the love of New Zealanders around the country and made many hearts swoon. (15 words)
Paint Your Part, a yearly art competition, keeps local art hanging in an alleyway near Swoon Boutique. (17 words)
Not only is he a sweetheart, but he's also a swoon-worthy piano player (as we can see in two pretty romantic scenes in the film) — but is the actor behind the character, Jordan Fisher, really playing the instrument or just pretending? (44 words)
Twinkle wrote that Deepika did not “swoon and fall at the feet of the first moustached suitor hanging around her” and instead chose to date other men, “while also dating her future husband” which led to people calling her names. (40 words)
Forty years to the day since the first Macintosh appeared beside a youthful Steve Jobs and made the world swoon when the word “hello” appeared on its display, Apple is closer than ever to realizing the vision it had then. (40 words)
Not only is he a sweetheart, but he's also a swoon-worthy piano player (as we can see in two pretty romantic scenes in the film) — but is the actor behind the character, Jordan Fisher, really playing the instrument or just pretending? (44 words)
Example sentences (20)
Between their swoon-worthy love stories, hilarious scenarios, and unique takes on beloved trope, the best rom-coms appeal to all fans of the genre.
But more resonant, more memorable is what took place the next season, that famous, heartbreaking swoon of 1969.
Every time I eat a spring roll I swoon over the savory filling, wishing I could make a whole meal of it.
Paint Your Part, a yearly art competition, keeps local art hanging in an alleyway near Swoon Boutique.
The Mariners, once forgotten and written off, have surged upon the scene and entered the top of the AL West standings as the Astros and Rangers swoon in the Texas heat.
Twinkle wrote that Deepika did not “swoon and fall at the feet of the first moustached suitor hanging around her” and instead chose to date other men, “while also dating her future husband” which led to people calling her names.
With romance, scandal, heartbreak, and swoon-worthy scenes, Bridgerton couples like Simon and Daphne or Queen Charlotte and George have it all.
A beat involving Szechuan chicken is poised to be the most swoon-worthy moment of the year.
Fantasy book series have unique magic systems, romance novels feature swoon-worthy dialogue, and realistic fiction examines contemporary issues.
Forty years to the day since the first Macintosh appeared beside a youthful Steve Jobs and made the world swoon when the word “hello” appeared on its display, Apple is closer than ever to realizing the vision it had then.
From swoon-worthy home goods to cutting-edge tech, here are the absolute best Memorial Day deals to shop this week.
Old timers used to talk about the June swoon where Lake Michigan was bad between Father’s Day and July 4. No more.
Some swoon at “dad bods” like Doc Ock’s, a little tummy action from Pete Wisdom, and teenage hero Peter Parker’s ab work.
Tesco shoppers swoon over brand new neutrals homeware range starting from £3.
The Bank of Japan helped set off a scary summertime swoon in financial markets after forced many hedge funds and other investors to abandon a popular trade all at once.
The Pittsburgh Steelers made it back to the playoffs in 2023 despite a three-game swoon that put their hopes on life support.
Add to that his ensuing impeachment on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, and Bill seems an unlikely pick in the swoon-worthy love interest category.
Geralt's main love interest, Yennefer of Vengerberg, provides some twisted, swoon-worthy, and sometimes heart-breaking scenes that give the show its own, unique flavor of unconventional romance — and of course, the side characters have their moments too.
He won the love of New Zealanders around the country and made many hearts swoon.
Not only is he a sweetheart, but he's also a swoon-worthy piano player (as we can see in two pretty romantic scenes in the film) — but is the actor behind the character, Jordan Fisher, really playing the instrument or just pretending?
Common combinations with swoon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- swoon over 6×
- swoon in 4×
- swoon of 2×
- swoon for 2×
- swoon as 2×
- will swoon 2×
- market swoon 2×
- swoon has 2×
- january swoon 2×